CNN’s Cillizza: Trump’s Life Mantra Is He Dosn’t Believe He Needs to Prepare

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAMEROTA Robin ░░░░░░░░ s move on to ░░░░░░░░ Korea As you said ░░░░░░░░ month you were at ░░░░░░░░ DMZ And in 2000 ░░░░░░░░ traveled there with Madeleine ░░░░░░░░ So you know a ░░░░░░░░ bit about this rocky ░░░░░░░░ What do you expect ░░░░░░░░ see at this summit ░░░░░░░░ Well one of the ░░░░░░░░ that was most strike ░░░░░░░░ talking with the South ░░░░░░░░ right after their summit ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong un was ░░░░░░░░ for a 34 year ░░░░░░░░ who has been in ░░░░░░░░ for seven years how ░░░░░░░░ command he was of ░░░░░░░░ subject that he came ░░░░░░░░ a room and he ░░░░░░░░ the room that he ░░░░░░░░ the table that he ░░░░░░░░ the discussion He never ░░░░░░░░ a note He never ░░░░░░░░ to an aide That ░░░░░░░░ really engaged in substantive ░░░░░░░░ And the danger whether ░░░░░░░░ President was joking or ░░░░░░░░ about his own preparations ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ complicated subject And North ░░░░░░░░ is estimated to have ░░░░░░░░ to 10 000 tunnels ░░░░░░░░ its mountainous terrain that ░░░░░░░░ is hiding some of ░░░░░░░░ weapons of mass destruction ░░░░░░░░ just its nuclear arms ░░░░░░░░ so what lies ahead ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ negotiations the United States ░░░░░░░░ ever engaged in At ░░░░░░░░ with the Soviet Union ░░░░░░░░ knew what they had ░░░░░░░░ had diplomatic relations avenues ░░░░░░░░ discussion We had worked ░░░░░░░░ options for decades We ░░░░░░░░ walking into a meeting ░░░░░░░░ literally 11 days of ░░░░░░░░ just to have the ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN I didn t ░░░░░░░░ it as a joke ░░░░░░░░ all Chris when the ░░░░░░░░ said it s not ░░░░░░░░ preparation it s about ░░░░░░░░ I think he was ░░░░░░░░ us exactly how he ░░░░░░░░ it CILLIZZA Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ that s sort of ░░░░░░░░ life mantra If you ░░░░░░░░ three words that explain ░░░░░░░░ Trump it s about ░░░░░░░░ is pretty good He ░░░░░░░░ t believe that he ░░░░░░░░ to prepare He believes ░░░░░░░░ his gut is right ░░░░░░░░ much better than the ░░░░░░░░ the so called elites ░░░░░░░░ tell him how he ░░░░░░░░ think or how he ░░░░░░░░ act He believes the ░░░░░░░░ campaign was a total ░░░░░░░░ validation of that view ░░░░░░░░ would offer that running ░░░░░░░░ company or running for ░░░░░░░░ in terms of preparation ░░░░░░░░ you probably should prepare ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ it is not the ░░░░░░░░ as Robin notes that ░░░░░░░░ to denuclearize the Korean ░░░░░░░░ with the negative outcome ░░░░░░░░ being potentially catastrophic is ░░░░░░░░ is a different animal ░░░░░░░░ said Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ Trump He will not ░░░░░░░░ his total and complete ░░░░░░░░ in his own abilities ░░░░░░░░ or not the facts ░░░░░░░░ out that he should ░░░░░░░░ Look having reported on ░░░░░░░░ been around the president ░░░░░░░░ met the president many ░░░░░░░░ before he was president ░░░░░░░░ sees things in a ░░░░░░░░ interest white way robin ░░░░░░░░ it will go like ░░░░░░░░ Okay Mr Kim Jong ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ or not That s ░░░░░░░░ he wants to know ░░░░░░░░ he wants what he ░░░░░░░░ going to try to ░░░░░░░░ out of it If ░░░░░░░░ ends up being just ░░░░░░░░ meet and greet and ░░░░░░░░ sort of pleasant meeting ░░░░░░░░ a loss or is ░░░░░░░░ a win WRIGHT Look ░░░░░░░░ kind of diplomacy is ░░░░░░░░ a win At this ░░░░░░░░ it prevents some kind ░░░░░░░░ military action or option ░░░░░░░░ the one danger is ░░░░░░░░ we saw when Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ khrushchev the Boston Yann ░░░░░░░░ he could charm the ░░░░░░░░ It was the most ░░░░░░░░ rouse in a history ░░░░░░░░ summits Khrushchev walked circles ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy In taking on ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary challenge of North ░░░░░░░░ with which we have ░░░░░░░░ technically at war now ░░░░░░░░ 1950 we have so ░░░░░░░░ things to resolve that ░░░░░░░░ is an opening Great ░░░░░░░░ we have an opening ░░░░░░░░ process has been started ░░░░░░░░ the prospect that the ░░░░░░░░ even if he gets ░░░░░░░░ enormous strides the prospect ░░░░░░░░ North Korea is disarmed ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons it s ░░░░░░░░ weapons is finished by ░░░░░░░░ time trump finishes his ░░░░░░░░ is very remote BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ with us We are ░░░░░░░░ the president to head ░░░░░░░░ to the g 7 ░░░░░░░░ shortly We will bring ░░░░░░░░ live when it does ░░░░░░░░